Hong Kong H-shares slump to one-month low on weak financial counters

HONG KONG, June 25 (Reuters) - The index of Chinese
companies listed in Hong Kong edged down to a one-month closing
low on Wednesday, weighed down by China banks and insurers,
while the benchmark index remained tepid.

The China Enterprises Index of the leading offshore
Chinese listings in Hong Kong shed 0.7 percent at 10180.05
points, its lowest since May 27.

The Hang Seng Index ended down 0.1 percent at
22,866.70 points.

China's biggest lender, Industrial and Commercial Bank of
China, was off 0.6 percent, tracking its A-share
losses on the mainland. Agricultural Bank of China was
down 0.8 percent, continuing a retreat after last week reaching
this year's high.

Ping An Insurance lost 0.7 percent and China
Pacific Insurance Group 0.9 percent.

China Mobile was a big boost to the benchmark
index, adding 0.4 percent, while competitor China Telecom Corp
dragged the H-share index down with a 2.6 percent
drop.
(Reporting by Grace Li; Editing by Richard Borsuk)